<p>I'm pretty sure I want to double major in Communication and Linguistics. I don't have my hopes up for Berkeley or LA (and it's pretty much impossible to add Communication/Media Studies as a double major...)
So, I was wondering which of the two UCs (Davis or San Diego) is more "reputable" in these two disciplines. My decision as to where I'm going to go is, of course, also based on which campus is more appealing to me, etc. and I'm leaning more towards Davis on this.
But as far as solely academics go, which UC would be recommended?</p>
<p>I’m wondering the same thing. I tag’d D and SD under communication and I’m still considering which program is a better fit for me. However, due to certain matters I may end up choosing Davis anyway, since it’s not far from home. 
That is, if I don’t get into to LA or Cal (I applied under different majors)</p>
<p>I’m tagging to San Diego as a psychology major but am planning to double up as a linguistics major once I’m there. I looked at all of the UCs for linguistics and decided that I liked San Diego the best - not necessarily because its department is better or more prestigious than the other UCs, but because I like the specialized major in Language and Cognition, the mountain of available research opportunities, and the available course selection (especially for animal communication and the overlap with the cog science and psychology departments, but those are my own interests…)</p>
<p>Does any of the courses or opportunities stand out to you at either campus?</p>
<p>Luckily, when I went to visit for the first time last year, I really liked the campus and the city. I applied to Berkeley for fun, but I’m set on San Diego.</p>
<p>One thing that bothers me about Davis’ Communication program is that it requires Statistics. I’ve already taken my IGETC math course (not statistics) and dread having to take another math course (especially statistics, which I have avoided to take because I felt like it would ruin my GPA). Otherwise Davis appeals to me more than SD, I guess.
Should I really let this statistics course determine my decision?</p>
<p>I’ve heard UCSD’s grad program is top ranked. As for undergrad…I’ve heard good things about both so I’d go with which ever school you like more (Location, campus, social atmosphere). Also, I feel like if you live in NorCal people will be more familiar with UCD and if you live in Socal they’re be more connected to UCSD. Living in LA it seems people respect and are familar with UCSD but not really UCD or UCSC…I bet the same goes for ppl in San Fran.</p>
<p>If I choose Davis, I’d have to take statistics in the summer because I wouldn’t want to have to take it after transferring. That would pretty much make half of my summer a little miserable.</p>
<p>@SMCguy: UCSD is pretty respected in Nor Cal. It’s known to be more prestigious than Davis and definitely UCSC.</p>
<p>Statistics I feel is really easy. Most ‘non-math’ people I have spoken to feel the same way. Don’t let that class deter you. I got a ‘C’ in intermediate algebra and an ‘A’ in stats. I worked way harder for the ‘C’.</p>
<p>I agree with Ella89. Don’t be too scared of Statistics. I took it when I was carrying a 18 unit workload and aced it. I skated by not really learning anything in an algebra 2 summer non credit course so I was pretty scared when it came to statistics but it really is so much different. I don’t even honestly know why algebra 2 is a prerequisite for statistics… </p>
<p>Also did you apply to LA and UCB as a Linguistics major? I’m also hoping to add on communications (English major) so I e-mailed the chair of the dept at UCLA and it didn’t necessarily get my hopes up… </p>
<p>Good luck on your decision!</p>
<p>What math class did you take for the IGETC requirement? Trig? </p>
<p>Statistics was one of the easiest classes that I’ve taken in any subject, let alone the other math classes that I’ve taken. If you’re worried about it, try to find a teacher that is recommended (hopefully a statistician, not just a general math teacher,) take good notes, don’t fall behind on the homework, and if it’s still a struggle, join a study group.</p>
<p>Check out UCSB’s Communications Department also. From one of the rudimentary rankings I saw, it was top five, with the big names like Carnegie Mellon and Penn Annenberg. I was pleasantly surprised.</p>